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ALBANIAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE,PROSPECTIVS AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATIONBy:Faruk KABAPh.D. Civ. Eng.Tirana, 20121

THE MAIN PANEUROPEAN NETWORK2

PRIORITIES ON THE ROADNETWORK OF ALBANIA• East-West Corridor– 260 km The main section– 96 km Other branches• North-South Corridor− 339 km The main Section− 72 km Other branches• Durres–Morine (Albania to Kosovo)Corridor– 169 km Motorway• Road of Arberit (Albania-Macedonia)CorridorDURRESTIRANE−72,6 km Highway3

NORTH - SOUTH CORRIDOR• Main sectionHani Hotit-Shkoder-Lezhe-Milot-Thumane-Rrogozhine-Lushnje-Fier-Levan-Tepelene-Gjirokaster-Kakavije(339 km)TIRANE• The central section:Thumane-Rrogozhine is lounchedby concession, nearly 600 Mio Eur(BOT project)(64 km)• The main branch:Sarande-Konispol-Jergucat(72 km)4

NORTH - SOUTH CORRIDOR• Hani Hotit-Shkoder 41 km-will becompleted(2012)• Shkoder-Lezhe 32 km-completed• Lezhe-Milot-F Kruje 35 km-completed• Thumane-Rrogozhine (BOT) 64 km-tenderprocedures for BOTTIRANE• Rrogozhine-Lushnje 12 km-completed• Lushnje-Fier 26 km-comleted• Fier-Levan-Tepelene 72 km-2012• Tepelene-Gjirokaster 28 km-comleted• Gjirokaster-Kakavie 29 km-completed• Jorguc-Sarande-Konis 72 km tend proced5

EAST-WEST CORRIDOR(Part of 8 th Paneuropean Corridor)• First Main section (First phase-singleDURRESTIRANEQAF THANE• Second Main Section (doublecarriageway)Durres-Tirane-Rrogozhine-Elbasan-Qafe Thane (183 km)carriageway) Vlore-Fier-Lushnje-Rrogozhine (77 km)• Branches:Qafe Thane-Pogradec-Korce-Kapshtice(96 km)VLOREKAPSHTICE6

8 th PANEUROPEAN CORRIDOR7

8 th CORRIDOR in ALBANIATIRANE - DURRES Section• 34 km• doublecarriageway8

8 th CORRIDOR in ALBANIADURRES - RROGOZHINE Section• 33 km• single carriageway, under constructionto become double carriageway9

8 th CORRIDOR in ALBANIARROGOZHINE – LUSHNJE• 18 km• 4 lanes (double carriageway)10

8 th CORRIDOR in ALBANIARROGOZHINE – ELBASAN• 45 km• single carriageway11

8 th CORRIDOR in ALBANIAQUKES – QAFE THANE• 20 km• single carriageway12

8 th CORRIDOR in ALBANIALIBRAZHD-QUKES• 21 km• single carriageway13

8 th CORRIDOR in ALBANIAKORCE – KAPSHTICE• 36 km• single carriageway14

Durres-Tirane-Elbasan MotorwayDURRES-TIRANE (Future Plan)• 36 km (30 km new construction)• Becoming Toll Motorway 6 (3X3) lanesMotorway• Estimated construction cost: 150 MioEURDurresTiraneElbasanTIRANE-ELBASAN (under construction)• 39 km (32 km new construction)• 4 (2x2) lanes Motorway• Estimated construction cost 320 Mio EUR• Double tunnel 2.4x2, the main construction15

Durres-Tirane-Elbasan Motorway (Alternatives)16

TIRANE – ELBASAN – BERAT – MEMALIAJ(South central axis)TIRANE-ELBASAN-BERAT-MEMALIAJNew Corridor – 135 Km• Tirana-Elbasan, full motorway, in Construction stage• Elbasan-Ura Vajgurore, in design process• Ura Vajgurore-Berat-Memaliaj, under Feasibility study anddesign process• Estimated construction cost not yet available17

KOSOVO CORRIDOR(Durres-Milot-Morine 169 km)MORINEFull 4 Lane Motorway1. Durres-Milot existing highway-59 km2. Milot-Rreshen 26 km completedsingle carriageway (World Bank financed)DURRESTIRANE3. Rreshen-Kalimash 55 km completeddouble carriageway (GOA financed)4. Kalimash-Morine 29 km comleted(some civil woks remain) (GOA financed)18

8th CORRIDOR ANDDURRES-MORINE MOTORWAYNISSUSPRISHTINEShengjinDURRESTIRANETHESALONIKIVloreKorceSarandeGREECE19

DURRES-MORINE CORRIDORIN REGIONAL PLAN4 lane MOTORWAY(117 km long)Second AlternativeMerdareMERDARE - PRISHTINE-PRIZREN – VERMICE37 km all ready finished80 KM under construction• Feasibility study (financed byW Bank)-2006• Detailed design (financed byGov of Kosovo)-2003/06First AlternativeMorineVermicePrishtineThird Alternative20

DURRES-MORINE CORRIDORInvestment of nearly 1.0 Billion Eur21

DURRES-MORINE CORRIDOR22

DURRES-MORINE CORRIDOR5.6 km LongDouble Tube Tunnel23

CORRIDOR OF ARBERIT ROADArberit Highway - 72,6 km longMain Section:Tirane-Shupal-Qaf Murrize-Ura Vashes-Plani Bardhe-Bulqize-Ura Cerenecit-Gjorice-Diber(Border with Macedonia)(72.6 km)Branches:Ura Cerenecit-Shupenze-Ura Topojanit-Maqellare-Bllate(15 km)DURRESTIRANEDIBER24

ROAD OF ARBERITBranch of 8 th CORRIDORVIII-CX-CVery short connectionbetween Europe andBALKANS25

ALTERNATIVES of ROAD of ARBERIAlternative 1DibraAlternative 2MurrizeBulqizaAlternative 3Tirana(Tirane-Ura Brarit-Shupal-Zall Bastar-Murrize-Tunnel (Qaf Murrize)-Tunnel (Gur i Bardhe)-Ura Vashes-26Bulqize-Ura Cerenecit-Gjorice/Border)

PROJECT OF ARBERI ROAD(The main issues)Alternative 1MilotBurrel•Total Length(Tirane-Gjorice/Border): 72.6km• Width 10.5mSelected AlternativeBulqizaDibra• Total Construction CostAround 300 Mio EurMurrize• Cost/km:TiranaAlternative 34.13 Mio Eur/km27

TRANSPORT DEMANDS ANDNATIONAL CHARACHERISTICS• Population: 3.4 Mio (yearly increase = 0.6%)• Heterogeneous development: 3 different development prospectivezones:• High (Tirane - Durres Region): 7% of GDP, yearly increasing rate• Medium (Sea Zone + Elbasan District): 6% of GDP, yearlyincreasing rate• Low (rest of Albania): 4% of GDP, yearly increasing rate.• International, regional and transit traffic• Foreign Partners: Italy and Greece (in total 70%l) + other ECcountries (in total 20%)• Low rate of international and transit traffic increasing• New prospective after finishing of : North-South Corridor, East-West Corridor, Kosovo Corridor and ARBERIT Corridor28

ALBANIAN ROAD NETWORK• Total road network length:~ 18 000 km• Roads under Administration of Road Agency:3 600 km• Roads under Administration of Local Government:10 900 km3 400 Km – National Roads10 740 Km – Other Roads140 Km – Motorways95 Km – Four lane facilities highways29

ROAD NETWORK OF ALBANIAROADS IN POOR/BAD CONDITIONS:• 15 % of national roads (2 200 km)• 35 % of rural roads (6 000 km )• 25 % of urban roads (1 800 km)Traffic Volume:In total 2600 km of roads in poor / bad conditions or“unmaintenable”• North-South Corridor : (Tirane-Durres) 36 000 - 28 000 AADT(Tirane-Durres road)• East-West Corridor: from 3 100 to 8 200 AADT30

COMPARING WITH EUROPEANCOUNTRIES700No. of vehicles / 000 inhabitants600500400300200100031

…? How many kilometers of Motorway should we have? How many kilometers of Cat Ist and IInd should we have? How many kilometers of Cat IIIrd and IInd should wehave?32

WHAT ALBANIAN ROAD NETWORKNEEDS?MALËSI E MADHETROPOJËHASSHKODËRPUKËKUKËSMotorways - 507 KM(Conects: 16 Districts from 36 in Total)LEZHËMIRDITËKURBINMATKRUJËDURRËSTIRANËDIBËRBULQIZËIst/IInd category Highways - 812 KM(Conects: 9 Districts)KAVAJË LIBRAZHDPEQINELBASANLUSHNJE POGRADECKUÇOVËGRAMSHFIERBERAT KORÇËMALLAKASTËRSKRAPARDEVOLLIIIrd Category – 1021 KM(Conects: 11 Districts)TEPELENËVLORË PËRMETKOLONJËGJIROKASTËRDELVINËSARANDËIn Total: 2440 km of road network musttransform Albanian Road network inEuropian standarts33

MOTORWAYSMALËSI E MADHETROPOJËHASSHKODËRPUKËKUKËSLEZHËMIRDITËDIBËRKURBINMATKRUJËBULQIZËDURRËSTIRANËKAVAJË LIBRAZHDPEQINELBASANLUSHNJE POGRADECKUÇOVËGRAMSHFIERBERAT KORÇËMALLAKASTËRDEVOLLSKRAPARTEPELENËVLORË PËRMETKOLONJËGJIROKASTËRDELVINËSARANDËNoEmerimi i sek.rrugor autostraGjatesine KmKushtimine /Mio€uroNdertuarose joViti indertim.Mundesia perkoncesion1 Shkoder-Lezhe 35 75 ~1/2 2015 Financuar 35/752 Lezhe-Velipoje 28 100 - -Koncesion osePPP3 Thumane-Lezhe 22 44 ~ 1/2 ? - -4Thumane-Rrogozhine+DegTirane73 320 - ? Financuar -5 Rrogozhine-Lushnje 17 9 Ndertuar 2005 Financuar -6 Lushnje-Fier 28 24 Ne proces 2005/06 Financuar -7 Fier-Vlore 38 140Vetemprojekti8 Tirane-Durres 35 60 ~1/2 ~91011Koridori Durres(Milot)-Morinea)Milot-Rreshenb)Rreshen-Kalimashc)Kalimash-MorineRrogozhine-QafThaneTirane-TapizeTOTALI:11126553057080320170113 600 - ?7 40 - ?KM507----~2005/09Koncesion osePPPKoncesion osePPPFinancuarKoncesion osePPPKoncesion osePPP--------Totali perfinancim ngashteti Km/MIO €uroKm35/M €uro7534

Ist and IInd CATEGORY ROADSNoEmerimi i seksionitrrugorGjatesi neKmKushtimi ne /Mio €uroNdertuarose joParashikimi indertimit,vitiMundesiakoncesionTotali perfinancim ngashteti Km/MIO €uroMALËSI E MADHETROPOJËHASSHKODËRPUKËKUKËSLEZHËMIRDITËDIBËRKURBINMATKRUJËDURRËSBULQIZËTIRANËKAVAJË LIBRAZHDPEQINELBASANLUSHNJE POGRADECKUÇOVËGRAMSHFIERBERAT KORÇËMALLAKASTËRSKRAPARDEVOLLTEPELENËVLORË PËRMETKOLONJËGJIROKASTËR1 Shkoder-HaniHotit 35 35 Jo 2007 Financuar Coop It2 Tirane-Elbasan 42 130 Jo ~3 Tirane-Diber 73 120 - ~Koncesionose PPPPjeserishtfinancuar4 Ndroq-Plepa 16 25 Jo 2009 - 16/255 Plepa-Rrogozhine 30 30 Po - Financuar -6 Rrogozh-Divjake 22 22 Po 2004/05 Ndertuar -7 Lushnje-Berat 39 45 Jo 2009/11 - 39/458UraVajg-Kucove-Cerrik-Paper44 28 Jo 2011/13 - 44/289 Qaf Thane-Pogradec 32 32 Jo 2006/08 - -10 Pogradec-Korce 38 70 - 2008/09Pjeserishtndertuar11 Korce-Kapeshtice 36 36 Po - Ndertuar -12 Rruga e Patokut 11 8 Po 2007/08 Ndertuar ?Banka Islamik13 Rruga e Semanit 17 10 jo 2012 - 17/1014 Fier(Levan)-Tepelene 65 70 jo ~ Financuar Fin EIB15 Tepelene-Gjirokaster 27 20 Po 2005 Ndertuar Fin EIB16 Gjirokast-Kakavie 31 25 Po 2003 Ndertuar -17 Vlore-Ura Palases 54 35 Po - Ndertuar -18 UraPalases-Sarande 76 80 Po 2006/10 Ndertuar 76/8019 Muzine-Sarande 34 20 Jo 2008 - ?20 Sarande-Konispol 40 25 Jo ~2013 Financuar 40/2521 Vlore-Pocem-Povel 41 25 Jo ~2015 - 41/2522 Fier-Patos 9 6 Jo ~2021 - 9/6TOTALI:Km812Km320/M €uro 314--38/70DELVINËSARANDË35

IIIrd CATEGORY ROADSMALËSI E MADHETROPOJËNoEmerimi iseksionit rrugorGjatesiKmKushtimine /Mio€uroNdertuarose joViti indertimit1 Shkoder-Muriqan 13 6 Po 2004Totali perfinan ngashteti/Km/MIO€uroHASSHKODËRPUKËKUKËSLEZHËMIRDITËDIBËRKURBINMATKRUJËDURRËSBULQIZËTIRANËKAVAJË LIBRAZHDPEQINELBASANLUSHNJE POGRADECKUÇOVËGRAMSHFIERBERAT KORÇËMALLAKASTËRSKRAPARDEVOLLTEPELENËVLORË PËRMETKOLONJËGJIROKASTËRDELVINËSARANDË2Shkoder-Koman-B.Curri-QafMorine125 95 Jo 2016 125/953 VauDejes-Puke 35 21 Jo 200? 35/214 FushKruje-Kruje 11 5 Proçes 2009 11⁄55Kukes-Krume-B.Curri102 50 Jo 2018 102/506 Kukes-Peshkopi 83 40 Proces 2020 83/4078910Rreshen-Burrel-KlosLibrazhd-Strebleve-Ura CerenecitElbasan-Gramsh-MaliqKorce-Erseke-TreUrat-Permet-Tepelene54 24 Jo 2019 54/2470 35 Proces 2012 70/35120 75 Jo 2023 120/75167 85 Proces 2017 167/8511 Berat- Memaliaj 55 42 Jo 2021 55/4212 Berat-Çorovode 48 Proces ?13 Vlore-Kuc-Borsh 84 60 Jo 2021 84/6014Gjirok(Kardhiq)-Skerfices-DelvineTotali:64 25 Proces ? 64/25102136Km 903/MEuro 559

RAILWAY NETWORKInfrastructure Indicators--- Operational lines--- Missing line• Length of main line 447 km• Length of secondary line 230 km• Border Station BAJZA• Terminal Stations Pogradec,Vlore• Maximum gradient 18 ‰• Gauge 1435 mm

ALBANIAN RAILWAYS DATA• Passenger transport : 1.5 mln / year• Freight transport : 0.4 mln ton / year• Locomotives : 25 units• Passenger coaches : 66 units• Freight wagons : 225 units

PRIORITY PROJECTS REQUIRING FINANCINGCORRIDOR VIIIMODERNISATION OF EXISTINGLINEDURRES-VLORERROGOZHINE-POGRADECLENGTH :230 KM

PRIORITY PROJECTS REQUIRING FINANCINGCORRIDOR VIIICONSTRUCTION OF A NEWRAILWAY LINELIN-STATE BORDER to Republic ofMACEDONIALENGTH :COST :2.8 KM10 MLN EUR

PRIORITY PROJECTS REQUIRING FINANCINGMODERNISATION OF EXISTINGLINETIRANE-BAJZESTATE BORDER to MontenegroLength : 140 KM

PORTS AND WATER TRANSPORT(The main issues) Albania have a sea shore line of 320km long and 4 main frights andpassengers Ports under theauthority of Ministry of PWT&TOne main Port: Durres(78% oftotal transport volume)Transportation (cargo) volume for 4Ports in Tons, 1999-2003Year1999 2000 2001 2002 2003Port of DurresImports 1.448.677 1.614.337 1.809.300 2.041.216 2.427.708Exports 108.540 131.500 149.713 136.908 243.413TOTAL 1.557.217 1745.917 1.959.013 2.178.124 2.671.121Port of VloraImports 366.826 526.700 591.800 496.400 331.100Exports 0 0 0 7.000 21.400TOTAL 366.826 526.700 591.800 503.470 352.30090 % imports and 10% exportsPort of ShengjinImports 175.400 227.700 255.500 344.230 306.900Exports 7.700 4.500 6.900 2.600 9.900TOTAL 183.100 232.200 362.400 346.830 316.800Port of SarandaImports 47.200 60.400 51.600 60.630 82.100Exports 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 47.200 60.400 51.600 60.630 82.10042

PORTS AND WATER TRANSPORT(The main issues)Specialization of the 4 main Ports: Durres: Vlora: Saranda: Shengjin:Containers and the main Terminal forfrights and passengersPetrol and industrial productsoriented (AMBO Project)Tourist Port orientedFishing Port orientedDevelopment for the Management and MaintenanceSystems of Infrastructure and Equipments43

SEA PORTSShengjinSEA PORTSDurres• Durres• Vlora• ShengjinVlora• SarandaSaranda44

DURRES PORT• The main Gate of 8th Pan-EuropeanCorridor• Multi-Modal Containers Terminal• Construction of Quays in Ferries Terminal45

DURRES PORTThe main and biggest Port in Albania and the gateway of Corridor no.8thIt’s situated in SW part of the city of Duress and 36 km West ofTirana.DPA is a joint stock Company Where 100% of shares belong to thegovernment.• The port has 11 wharfs• Road and Railway access• Water area67 Ha• Land area80 Ha• Length of the quay2.2 km• Water Depth in the basin7.5 - 11.5 m• Cargo volume over3 Mio Ton/Year46

VLORA SEAPORT• Gate of 8th Pan-European CorridorImplementation of Master plan of Vlora Port:• Construction of ferry terminal• Construction of cargo peer• Construction of port superstructure• Overall cost of Master plan 31 Mio Euro.• Italian Cooperation 15,3 Mio Euro48

SHENGJIN SEAPORT• Master Plan financed by WB• Rehabilitation of Port financedby GOA49

SARANDA SEAPORT• Tourism Oriented Priority• Master Plan financed by WB50

CIVIL AVIATION AND AIRPORTSInfrastructure and facilities:• Tirana International Airport• BOT Concession to a German Concessionaire, since2004. There were 600 000 passengers during 2004• New modern Terminal for 3 Million passengers/year,foreseen up to 2024• Only during 2007 were 1,1 Million passengers• Another new Airport in Kukes (North Albania)• No regular internal civil aviation serviceTraffic:• ~ 9 times more passengers/year than 12 years ago• more than 60 flights/day• 10 Italian cities with direct connection51

CIVIL AVIATION AND AIRPORTS52

CIVIL AVIATION AND AIRPORTS53

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNISATIONCHALLENGE FOR ALBANIAThank you!54